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Frugal Utilities

Spend Less • Live Better

Save Money On Utility Bills

Household utilities... such as electricity, natural gas, cable, internet, home phone, etc... are essential necessities that most everyone can rely on. However, in the last 2 or 4 years, I have had to re-evaluate what are true necessities and what are "nice to haves" that I'm able to eliminate.

We've decided to cancel our cable and watch our favorite shows for free on Tubi.tv. We've also canceled our landline home phone and strictly use and rely on our mobile phones. We now only pay a flat $60 per month with an unlimited plan for 2 lines. We do have internet service even though we don't have a landline, and we pay a fraction of the cost because we opted for the mid-priced plan.

However, the real necessities are electricity and natural gas. For some households, solar energy is an alternative as well as other green energy. But for most people, they still have to rely on the companies that supply their electricity and natural gas.

Here's a helpful guide on the best energy-saving tips and advice to help households reduce their consumption and become more energy-efficient.

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Living Sustainably: A homeowner’s guide to energy efficiency during COVID-19 and beyond.
Here's another insightful guide on energy efficiency and living more sustainably. For complete details, click here or on the image above.

  • The importance of living sustainably, becoming more energy-efficient, and reducing our home's CO2 footprint.
  • Understanding renewable energy as well as renewable electricity and heat suppliers available to consumers.
  • Practical tips and advice on the many ways to improve your home’s energy efficiency, heating and insulation, and water conservation.
  • How energy demand has changed due to COVID-19, and what we can expect looking into the future.
  • Household energy consumption has fallen by 12% since 2000 (despite a population increase of 13%)
  • Renewable energy sources currently power 28% of the UK’s electric grid.
  • up to 35% of heat can be lost through the walls, gaps, windows, and doors.
   

How To Create A Stunning and Sustainable Mood Lighting

Light up your room with a stunning LED neon lamp. Neon light signs are famous around the globe. Neon signs are electric signs available in different colors, shapes, and sizes. Also, a neon sign displays attractive texts and images in glowing colors. People can also use LED neon signs for their homes, businesses, and events.

This energy-efficient lighting is more attractive than another lighting. You can also customize this lighting in your way. Nowadays, neon lamps are also in trend among people. In this article, we will tell you about LED neon lamps for room decor and the benefits of using this.



Tips On How To Save Money On Energy Costs

Top 10 things you can do to bring down your home energy costs from AARP.com. 

  1. Open curtains, blinds or shades on south facing windows in winter and let the sun warm your rooms. In summer, close window coverings on east and west facing windows to keep rooms cool.
  2. Close the fireplace damper when the fireplace is not in use to prevent heated air from escaping up the chimney. After burning a fire, be sure all embers are out before closing the damper.
  3. Unplug block-type chargers, such as phone, computer, small appliance, and toy chargers, from the wall when not in use. If the charger is plugged into the wall it is still on and consuming energy even if you aren’t charging.
  4. Clean the lint filter in your clothes dryer after every load and periodically clean the vent. Lint buildup in the filter can cause the dryer to run longer, wasting energy. Lint in the vent can lead to a fire.
  5. Turn ceiling fans on low and set blades to force warm air near the ceiling down in winter. Do the reverse in summer, making the blades turn in the opposite direction so cooled air will be forced up.
  6. Clean vents, registers, baseboard heaters and radiators for maximum heating or cooling output and make sure they aren’t blocked by curtains, furniture or carpeting.
  7. Use heat generating appliances such as clothes dryers and ovens during the coolest time of day. This reduces the load on your air conditioner in the summer and helps heat the house in the winter.
  8. Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms and kitchen and bathroom ventilating fans after they’ve done their job. If left on, ventilating fans can blow a house full of heated or cooled air out quickly.
  9. Run clothes and dishwashers only when you have a full load.Use the cold water setting on your clothes washer when possible to reduce water heating costs.
  10. Take showers instead of baths and set the hot water heater at 120°.You’ll use less water and reduce water consumption and heating costs.
   

Spend Less On Electricity

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How much do you over-pay for electricity? Would you like to save money on your energy bill? We now have the right to choose and the POWER to save!  Electricity deregulation has opened up the marketplace in a number of states and has enabled consumers to choose from multiple electricity providers who now compete for their business. he point of deregulation is ultimately to reduce prices by introducing competition and choice into the market.


12 Energy Saving Tips

     
     

Spend Less On Energy

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• Home Energy Savings Secrets - Save money on your monthly electric bill.

• Home Made Energy - Slash your energy bill by 75% in less than a month.

• Save Energy and Make Money - Get paid when others use electricity.

• Spend Less On Utilities - You have the "power" to choose who supplies your energy.

• Build Your Own Wind & Solar Power System - Create a mini-power plant and save the planet.

     
    
      

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Read and learn about useful tips and tricks from experts on how to live "the frugal lifestyle" everyday!  Check out the books below, to see more of my top picks of frugal and financial savvy books, please visit The Frugal Book Store.
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Living The Savvy Life:
The Savvy Woman's Guide to Smart Spending and Rich Living
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It's Not About Being Cheap.  Living the Savvy Life isn't about being a cheapskate, a miser or a tightwad.  It's about having security and peace of mind by spending less than you make.  It's about knowing where you stand financially on a daily basis so you can make intelligent fiscal decisions. 

​It's about being penny-wise on the things that are less important to you so you can spend money on the things that are important to you. It's about choosing to purchase only the things that you love and make you happy.  
It's about finding, attaining and maintaining balance.  Are you ready to start Living the Savvy Life?

   
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​Thrifty: 
Living the Frugal Life with Style


Best-selling author Marjorie Harris offers a timely and entertaining guide to living the richly frugal life. From tips on how to haggle to becoming a frugal fashionista, maintaining your home on a budget, and thrifty gardening, travel, and entertainment, Harris provides essential guidelines to living a quality life on less. Written in her trademark witty, engaging, and accessible style, Thrifty is packed with simple and savvy tips drawn from Harris' own fulfilled, thrifty experience. Bonus tips come from renowned experts such as best-selling author Margaret Atwood, chef Jamie Kennedy, actor R. H. Thomson, travel writer Sylvia Fraser, and The Globe and Mail's style columnists.
  
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How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: 
Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor
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How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free offers inspirational advice on how to enjoy life to its fullest. The key to achieving an active and satisfying retirement involves a great deal more than having adequate financial resources; it also encompasses all other aspects of life -- interesting leisure activities, creative pursuits, physical well-being, mental well-being, and solid social support. 

What sets this retirement book apart from all the others is its holistic approach to the fears, hopes, and dreams that people have about retirement. This international bestseller (over 110,000 copies sold in its first edition) goes way beyond the numbers that is often the main focus of retirement planning in most retirement books.
   
To see more of my top picks of frugal and financial savvy books, please visit The Frugal Book Store.

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